CF6-80C2 Engine Milestone: 150 Million Flight-Hours and Counting

GE Aviation is celebrating 150 million flight-hours on the CF6-80C2 engine fleet - that's nearly 18,000 flight-hours per day for the 23 years these engines have been in service.

"We are proud to celebrate this significant achievement that was made possible by our CF6-80C2 customers," says Colleen Athans, general manager for the CF6* engine program. "The engine has consistently demonstrated the lowest specific fuel consumption of any commercial engine in its thrust class. And in 2006, we launched our new Tech CF6 engine program, which offers new advanced technologies to further improve the engine's fuel burn retention and operational reliability and lower our customers' cost of ownership."

The new Tech CF6 high-pressure turbine technologies include airfoil-cooling advancements that are now standard on all new CF6-80C2 production engines. The Tech CF6 combustor and high-pressure compressor advancements are available as an upgrade option to incorporate into existing CF6-80C2 fleets.

For 35 years, GE's CF6 family of engines has been among the most utilized in the industry. With 7,000-plus engines in service powering more than 10 models of wide-body aircraft, the engine family has established an unparalleled record of reliability - compiling more than 325 million flight-hours in service with more than 260 customers worldwide.